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Chile’s Atacama Desert, which gets less than 5 millimeters (0.2 inches) of rainfall each year, started to form more than 40 million years ago —
A man went to hospital complaining about weakness in his left leg, and subsequent brain scans revealed his abnormally small brain.
The silver in a Viking Age hoard found in Denmark was from melted-down coins from the faraway Islamic world, a new study finds.
Vitamin K lowers the risk of bleeding, including in a circumcision. That procedure may explain a disparity in which infants are more likely to get
A science-art team uses research data to make music featuring sounds of Antarctica and outer space
Antarctica was long thought to be seismically calm, but new technology makes it possible to detect unexpected types of earthquakes beneath the ice.
A meteorite shows evidence that an ancient crash on the moon 3.5 billion years ago was so powerful, it turned the surface molten.
This skull-shaped mask was made to be used in a ritual involving the Aztec god of death.
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its Mast Camera, or Mastcam, to capture this view of a rock nicknamed “Atacama” on May 6, 2026, the 4,877th
The four astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission captured more than they bargained for when they photographed the nightside of Earth, right after starting their
There are many theories as to how human language first evolved. But none completely explains why it happened.
An analysis of corn, cassava and coca plants discovered with sacrificed Inca children reveals they died during the reign of one of the last Inca
Neuroscientists are discovering that spending time with others may be a basic biological necessity, like need for food or water.
Rice is eaten by more than half of the world’s population daily. Should everyone be washing it before it’s cooked?
